Noble Ambitions: The Fall and Rise of the English Country House After World War II by Adrian Tinniswood

Noble Ambitions: The Fall and Rise of the English Country House After World War II

Adrian Tinniswood

416 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
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A rollicking tour of the English country home after World War II, when swinging London collided with aristocratic valuesAs the sun set slowly on the British Empire, its mansions fell and rose. Ancient families were reduced to demolishing the parts...

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